Mahasamatman's Paperweight Collection

Most of my collection was made by Caithness. They were based
in Inveralmond, Perth, Scotland, and have a U.S. office in Garfield, New Jersey. They have recently (April 2004) been
taken over by Edinburgh Crystal, and though the quality of the
workmanship found in the paperweights has not changed, the new company really has no clue how to manage a line of
collectors' paperwewights.

If you're looking to buy paperweights, the absolute best place to look is John
More (aka More Gifts). They have the best prices, selection, and customer service anywhere on the globe. You'll
pay less than half as much as any U.S. dealer, even after you figure in shipping costs.

These are actual photographs from my collection, taken with a Casio QV-30 digital camera on a set of bookshelves I
built in a friend's shop in January 1997. As you can see by the pictures, I am not a professional photographer. These
images pale in comparison to the real thing. If you want to see the real collection, don't hesitate to give me a call.

In 2001 and 2002, I built some display cases and display shelves for my collection. Each
paperweight is individually lit from underneath using low-voltage lighting. It's really impressive how good they
look now!

For each thumbnail on this page, there's at least one larger image to view. Each full-size image also contains a
brief description of the piece. Note: the descriptions accompanying the images are written by the manufacturers -
I take no responsibility for them.

I've recently acquired many new paperweights which I have not yet photographed. They appear just as text with no
thumbnail. What can I say, I'm lazy... Eventually, I'll use my Canon Powershot G9 and add them to the site.

This list is current as of 04 January 2014.

The paperweights are organized by designer (they do deserve the credit). You can select one, select them
all, or select
none.